Apple upgraded the macOS Safari browser to version 11 this week, adding a feature that has drawn the ire of the online advertising industry. Safari 11 can be downloaded to Macs running 2016's Sierra or 2015's El Capitan from the Mac App Store. Users can access that e-mart by clicking on the Apple menu at the top left of the screen, then choosing 'App Store.' The browser upgrade should appear under the 'Updates Available' section. The browser will also be bundled with macOS 10.13, aka High Sierra,.
This week's upgrade targeted users who will, whether permanently or temporarily, stick with the older Sierra or El Capitan. Apple simultaneously supports three editions of macOS, but only one version of Safari.
When the Cupertino, Calif. Company ships High Sierra next week, that means it will continue to supply patches for the past two years' worth of operating systems - Sierra and El Capitan - but will stop support of 2014's Yosemite and drop Safari 10 entirely. Those running Yosemite and Safari 10 should consider switching to an alternate browser that still receives security fixes, like Google's Chrome or Mozilla's Firefox. To comment on this story, visit. Although Safari 11 patched several vulnerabilities that had existed in its predecessor, the most notable change was the introduction of what Apple called or ITP. ITP automatically deletes some browser cookies - the small bits of code used by sites to 'remember' previous visitors - to crack down on cross-site tracking. The practice has been widely criticized by privacy advocates for its use by advertisers to follow users from site to site, then bombard them with ads similar to those clicked on previously.
Also, those cross-site cookies will be ignored after 24 hours (unless the user during that time has again interacted with the original site). Groups representing online advertising blasted ITP in an open letter published in Sept. 14, claimed that Apple's move would 'sabotage the economic model for the Internet' and asked the company to reconsider before 'disrupting the valuable digital advertising ecosystem.'
Download Safari 2014 For Mac 10.8.5
Apple declined, and in a statement of its own, said that the tracking cookies 'collected information without permission. Used that information for ad re-targeting, which is how ads follow people around the Internet.' Unlike browsers such as Chrome and Firefox, Safari is upgraded only once a year, when Apple issues new versions of macOS and iOS. Between those annual upgrades, Apple releases security patches and other bug fixes on a schedule that averages about every 10 weeks.
More browsing space: Safari is designed to emphasize the browsing, not the browser. The browser frame is a single pixel wide. You see a scroll bar only when needed. By default, there's no status bar. Instead, a progress indicator turns as your page loads.
You'll find tabs at the very top of the browser, opening an even wider window for viewing websites. A great browser, Safari lets you simply enjoy the web. Find the sites you need: Looking for a site you visited in the past but can't quite remember? Use Full History Search to quickly find sites using even the sketchiest search terms.
And when you click a web page in Cover Flow, it's because you've already recognized it as the site you were looking for. No more guessing. Innovative features like these show you how good browsing can be.
Satisfy your need for speed: The world's fastest browser, Safari has speed to burn. Why should you wait for pages to load? You want to see those search results, get the latest news, check current stock prices, right now. Blazing Performance 2x Faster Safari is the fastest web browser on any platform. Elegant User Interface Safari’s clean look lets you focus on the web — not your browser.
Easy Bookmarks Organize your bookmarks just like you organize music in iTunes. Pop-up Blocking Say goodbye to annoying pop-up ads and pop-under windows. Inline Find Search any text on any website with the integrated Find banner. Tabbed Browsing Open and switch between multiple web pages in a single window.
SnapBack Instantly snap back to search results or the top level of a website. Forms AutoFill Let Safari complete online forms for you, automatically and securely.
RSSBuilt-in RSS RSS tells you when new content is added to your favorite sites. Resizable Text Fields Resize text fields on any website: Just grab the corner and drag. Private Browsing Keep your online activities private with a single click. Security Apple engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one. What's New:. Improve JavaScript performance up to 13% over Safari 5.1.
Address issues that could cause hangs and excessive memory usage. Improve stability when using Find, dragging tabs, and managing extensions. Improve stability for netflix.com and other websites that use the Silverlight plug-in. Address an issue that could prevent East Asian character input into webpages with Flash content. Address an issue that could cause History items to appear incorrectly. Improve printing from Safari.
Address an issue that could prevent the Google Safe Browsing Service from updating.